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30 Cards in this Set
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haij
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pilgrimage to Makkah, all Muslims ae encouraged to take in their life
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hijrah
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the journey to Makkah
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caliph
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successor to Muhammad
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Abu Bakr
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632
named caliph Muhammad's father-in-law |
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Umayyad caliphate
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Mu'awigah
battle of tours split in Islam |
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Ali
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one of the chosen caliphs
Muhammad's son-in-law last ruler of orthodox |
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Hussein
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encouraged his followers to rise up against Umayyad rule in 680
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Abbasid caliphate
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moved capital to Baghdad
let non Arab muslims into the government |
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Shi'ites/Shia
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party or faction
tried to find the closest relative to Muhammad to be ruler |
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Sunni
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believed anyone who followed Islam could be leader
Muslims who did not all agree with Umayyad rule but accepted them as rulers |
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Allah
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The supreme god of Islam
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Makkah
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contains the kaaba where muslims pray to
place of the hajj |
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Madinah
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renamed
city of Yathrib (city of the prophet) |
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Qur'an
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holy book of Islam
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Hagia Sophia
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Christian church for over 900 years that was converted to a mosque in 1453
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Seljuk Turks
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nomadic people from central Asia
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Crusades
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military expeditions carried out by European Christians to regain Holy Land from muslims
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Saladin
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1169 - Made himself sultan
defeated Richard the Lionhearted in 3rd crusades |
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sultan
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"holder of power"
military and political head of state |
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people of the book
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Jews/Christians
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tenets/pillars of Islam
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belief-declare faith
prayer-5 times a day charity-small amount given fasting-Rammadan (SR-SD) pilgrimaage-trip to Makkah |
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muslim
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follower of the religion Isalm
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egalitarian
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sense of equality
Muhammad's belief |
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Ka'ada
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box in the center of Makkah
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black stone
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meteorite in one corner of the ka'aba
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al-Amin
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the trusted one
(Muhammad) |
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Khadija
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Muhammad's older wife
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shari'ah
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law code developed by muslim scholars after his death
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Charles Martel
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Frank leader at the Battle of Tours
defeated the muslims |
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abd ar-Rahmn
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muslim leader at the Battle of Tours
died in battle? |
